Portable outdoor wading pool



Oct. 4, 19 9- P. K. SMITH ET AL 2,483,789

7 PORTABLE OUTDOOR WADING POOL Filed Nov. 26,..1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Fig.1. I

2 lm'entor Moritz Nappe Parker K. Smith .0611. 4, 1949. $M|TH ET AL2,483,789

PORTABLE OUTDOOR WAD ING POOL FiledNov. 26 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet? InventorMoritz Nappe Parkr K. vSmith i a Attorneys Patented Oct. 4, 1949 PRTABLE OUTDOOR WADING POOL Parker K. Smith. Interlaken, and MoritzNappe, Farmingdale. N. J.

Application November 26, 1946, Serial No. 712,426

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in portableoutdoor wading pools.

The primary feature of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter having a tank frame structure composed of commercial shapesmeans for attaching said tank to the tank frame."

A further feature of this invention is to provide an improved means fordisp g of waste water within the tank and means for supplying water inthe form of a spray or otherwise to the tank.

A still further feature is to provide a device of this character that isneat and attractive in appearance, efficient and reliable in operation,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one corner of the tank andframe.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in whichthe jointed end sections of the frame structure are fitted together.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of one of the angleiron members comprising the tank frame, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the spray cup nozzle for supplyingwater to the tank.

Referring now to the drawing in detail whereend of each outer side face9 and 9a of angle iron supporting standards or legs placed at eachcorner of said rails 5.

The frame composed of the four rails is reinforced by attaching fourcorner seats H to the upper horizontal flange Ila of said rails by 4Claims. (Cl. 4177) a pair of screws 12 that extend through each of saidseats I l and the upper face I la, and conventional wing nuts l3 arethen placed on the lower ends of said screws to hold said seats tightlyto said rails.

A canvas water-proof tank body l4 having rommets l5 alon all its upperborder It, said grommets are adapted to be snapped on opposing studs llsuitably secured to the inner faces of the vertical flanges of saidrails 5.

A-spuh aluminumspray. cup I8 is fitted onto the upper end IQ of analuminum shower pipe 20. An ordinary .type'garden hose having. athreaded outer end (not shown) is attached to the plastic fitting 2| atthe outwardly curved lower end of said shower pipe 20 and securedthereto by the internally threaded plastic coupling 22 slidably carriedon the lower end of said shower pipe.

The lower end of said shower pipe 20 is attached to the outer face 9 or9a of one of the supporting standards ID by a pair of bands 23 thatextend through provided pairs of slots 24 in said standard.

Near the lower end of body It is an opening 25 provided with a spur typegrommet drain ring 26, said ring is adapted to receive a cork stopper 21for closing opening 25 when it is desired to retain water in body Hi.When it is desired to remove waste water from said body, cork 21 isremoved from ring 26 and water flows through opening 25.

To fold, pack, and remove this wading pool when completed, it is simplynecessary to unsnap grommets l5 of body Hi from studs I! of rails 5. Thecanvas body can then be folded and put away.

Rails 5 are raised upwardly so that notches 6 and 6a disengage tongues 1and la formed at the upper ends 8 of each face 9 and 9a of the standardsIn.

The four corner seats I I are then removed from the upper faces of rails5, and the seats, rails and standards are packed away.

It may be advisable to also remove spray cup 3 from the shower pipe toprevent any damage to same.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even thou h there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A portable outdoor wading pool comprising a rectangular collapsibleframe, standards at each corner of the frame, studs provided on theinner face of said frame, an open collapsible body, 10

grommets provided on the upper border of said body engaging said studs,an upwardly extending shower pipe, means for securing said pipe to oneof the standards, a spray cup carried by the upper end of said showerpipe, a hose coupling at the 15 lower end of said shower pipe forattaching a garden hose thereto, and diagonal bracing members carried bysaid frame at each corner thereof forming seats.

2. A collapsible wading pool comprising a frame P composed of angle ironframe members, said angle iron members having an external bead at thejunction of their legs, corner posts for the frames, interfittingconnecting means between the ends of the frame members and the cornerposts to support the frame in a horizontal position on the posts, acollapsible open body, and interfitting connecting means between thebody and the frame.

3. A collapsible wading pool comprising a frame composed of angle ironframe members, said members having openings at their ends, angle ironcorner posts, tongues struck upwardly from the I bers, said anglemembers being provided with openings adjacent each end thereof, notchesprovided in said angle members underlying said openings, corner post ofangle iron construction for the frame, a pair of tongues carried by eachleg of saidcorner post engaging the openings and notches in said anglemembers, and a collapsible body removably secured to said frame.

PARKER K. SMITH.

, MORITZ NAPPE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 25 fileof this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 951,574 ONeill Marf8, 1910 801,662,121 Moncrieff 7 Mar. 13, 1928 1,738,017 Phillips Dec. 3, 19291,937,935 Zimmerman Dec. 5, 1933

